This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this articlebyadding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
Find sources: "List of foreign recipients of the Légion d'Honneur by country" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (April 2021) (Learn how and when to remove this message) |
o The following is a list of notable foreign members of the Legion of Honor by their country of origin. The Legion of Honor is the highest decoration in France. and is divided into five degrees (lower to higher): Chevalier (Knight), Officier (Officer), Commandeur (Commander), Grand Officier (Grand Officer) and Grand Croix (Grand Cross).
Membership in the Legion of Honor is restricted to French nationals.[1] Foreign nationals who have served France or the ideals it upholds[2] may, however, receive a distinction of the Légion, which is nearly the same thing as membership in the Légion. Foreign nationals who live in France are submitted to the same requirements as Frenchmen. Foreign nationals who live abroad may be awarded a distinction of any rank or dignity in the Légion.
A complete, chronological list of the members of the Legion of Honor nominated from the very first ceremony in 1804 to now does not exist. The number is estimated at one million. Among them about 3,000 were decorated with the Grand Cross (including 1,200 French).[3]
Algeria was part of France from 1830 to 1962[7]
Chevalier
Chevalier
Officier
Commander
Grand Cross
This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this articlebyadding citations to reliable sources in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (May 2023) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
|
This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this articlebyadding citations to reliable sources in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (May 2023) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
|
This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this articlebyadding citations to reliable sources in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (May 2023) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
|
Grand Officier
This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this articlebyadding citations to reliable sources in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (May 2023) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
|
Officier
Commander
This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this articlebyadding citations to reliable sources in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (May 2023) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
|
This article needs attention from an expert in India. The specific problem is: Unverified / un-cited claims. Names in this list need to be verified. See the talk page for details. WikiProject India may be able to help recruit an expert. (October 2016)
|
Name | Year awarded | Previous awards | Notability | References |
---|---|---|---|---|
Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala | 1930 | Grand Officer: 1918 | [179] | |
Maharaja Jagatjit Singh of Kapurthala | 1926 | [180] | ||
Narendra Modi | 2023 | Prime Minister of India | [181][182] |
Name | Year awarded | Notability | References |
---|---|---|---|
Maharaja Pratap Singh of Idar | 1918 | [183][184] | |
Maharaja Hari Singh of Kashmir | 1938 | [citation needed] | |
Sardar Hardit Malik | 1956 | Indian Ambassador to France (1949–1956) | [185][186] |
Name | Year awarded | Notability | References |
---|---|---|---|
J. R. D. Tata | 1983 | Philanthropist, father of Indian Aviation and former chairman of Tata Sons from 1938 to 1991 | [187] |
Manna Dey | 1985 | Musician | |
Satyajit Ray | 1987 | Filmmaker | [188][189] |
Pt. Ravi Shankar | 2000 | Classical Hindustani composer and musician | [190] |
Amartya Sen | 2013 | Economist and philosopher | [191] |
S. H. Raza | 2015 | Painter | [192] |
Ratan Tata | 2016 | Businessman, investor, philanthropist and former and present interim chairman of Tata Sons | [193] |
Name | Year awarded | Notability | References |
---|---|---|---|
Harihar Seth [bn] | 1934 | Bengali historian | [207][208] |
S. R. Rana | 1951 | Political activist | [209][210][211] |
Pushpa Mittra Bhargava | 1998 | Scientist, administrator and Founder Director of Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology | [212] |
Zubin Mehta | 2001 | Conductor | [213] |
Dileep Padgaonkar | 2002 | Journalist and former editor of The Times of India | [214] |
C. N. R. Rao | 2005 | Chemist and Head of the Scientific Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India | [215] |
E. Sreedharan | 2005 | Technocrat and India's Metroman | [216][217] |
Cedric Prakash | 2006 | Human Rights and Peace Activist, Journalist | [218] |
G. R. Gopinath | 2006 | Founder and Chairman of Air Deccan | [219] |
Lata Mangeshkar | 2006 | Playback singer | [220] |
Arun Nanda | 2008 | Former Executive Director of Mahindra & Mahindra | [221] |
Nadir Godrej | 2008 | Industrialist and Managing Director of Godrej Industries | [222] |
Deepak Parekh | 2010 | Businessman and former Chairman of HDFC | [223] |
Muthuswamy Varadarajan | 2010 | Civil servant | [224] |
Baba Kalyani | 2011 | Industrialist and Chairman of Bharat Forge | [225] |
Rahul Bajaj | 2011 | Former Chairman of Bajaj Group | [226] |
N. S. Ramanuja Tatacharya | 2012 | Sanskrit scholar, author and researcher | [227] |
Anjali Gopalan | 2013 | Executive director, The Naz Foundation India Trust, Advocate for LGBT rights and children and mothers living with HIV. | [228] |
Madeleine Herman de Blic | 2013 | Social worker and humanist | [229][230] |
Shah Rukh Khan | 2014 | Actor and producer. | [231] |
A. S. Kiran Kumar | 2016 | Space scientist and former Chairman of ISRO | [232] |
Anand Mahindra | 2016 | Chairman and Managing Director of Mahindra & Mahindra | [233] |
Kiran Mazumdar Shaw | 2016 | Entrepreneur, Executive Chairperson and Founder of Biocon | [234] |
Manish Arora | 2016 | Punjabi fashion desginer | [235] |
Pramod Kapoor | 2016 | Publisher, Founder of Roli Books | [236] |
Raj Rewal | 2016 | Architect | [237] |
Raja Mohan | 2016 | Academic, journalist and foreign policy analyst | [238] |
Sakti Burman | 2016 | Artist | [239] |
Bharti Sharma | 2017 | Activist and former Chairperson of Child Welfare Committee, New Delhi | [240] |
Prem Shankar Jha | 2017 | Economist and journalist | [241] |
Soumitra Chatterjee | 2017 | Bengali actor | [242] |
Aruna Jayanthi | 2018 | Businesswoman and former CEO of Capgemini India | [243] |
Azim Premji | 2018 | Founder and Chairman of Wipro & Azim Premji Foundation | [244] |
Shashi Tharoor | 2022 | Politician, public intellectual, writer and former diplomat | [245] |
Swati Piramal | 2022 | Vice Chairperson of Piramal Group | [246] |
Natarajan Chandrasekaran | 2023 | Chairman of Tata Sons | [247] |
V. R. Lalithambika | 2023 | Scientist at ISRO | [248] |
This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this articlebyadding citations to reliable sources in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (May 2023) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
|
This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this articlebyadding citations to reliable sources in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (May 2023) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
|
Of 1,500 non-French recipients, 1/10 are Japanese[290]
Officier
Grand Cross
Grand Officer
Officer
This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this articlebyadding citations to reliable sources in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (May 2023) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
|
This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this articlebyadding citations to reliable sources in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (May 2023) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
|
This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this articlebyadding citations to reliable sources in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (May 2023) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
|
This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this articlebyadding citations to reliable sources in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (May 2023) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
|
This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this articlebyadding citations to reliable sources in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (May 2023) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
|
More than 400 Poles have received the award. Among the most notable "historic" recipients:
This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this articlebyadding citations to reliable sources in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (May 2023) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
|
This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this sectionbyadding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (June 2021) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
|
Officer
This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this articlebyadding citations to reliable sources in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (May 2023) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
|
The Légion d'Honneur was awarded to 746 members of the British Armed Forces during the Crimean War, 1854–1856.
A–C
D–J
K–P
Q–V
W–Z
The individuals listed below are among the approximately 10,000 Americans who have been so honored:
A–B
C–D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O–Q
R
S
T
U–W
X–Z
This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this articlebyadding citations to reliable sources in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (May 2023) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
|
This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this articlebyadding citations to reliable sources in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (May 2023) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
|
{{cite book}}
: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
{{cite book}}
: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
{{cite book}}
: CS1 maint: location (link)
{{cite book}}
: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
{{cite book}}
: |journal=
ignored (help)
Napolean III, seeking a trade treaty with England, made him (Darnton Lupton) a Chevalier (Knight) of the Legion of Honour for the.....in 1855.
{{cite book}}
: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)